Text obtained by ATJ from VMI Archives in a handwritten draft from 1901 Edition of Virginia Conference Sketches by Lafferty, probably sent to VMI for fact-checking.
Rev. Richard B. Scott
Matriculated 1865
1868 [handwritten in pencil diagonally over text]
Mr. Scott is the son of Rev. Robert and Mary Scott, and was born in Hanover County, Va., July 4, 1849. His father was for thirty years a member of the Virginia Conference, and the mantle of the departed prophet seems to have fallen on the son.
When but a wee boy, Richard would often say, "I am going to be a preacher like pa, when I am a man," and he would gather the children on the place, both white and colored, and, standing on a chair or stool, would preach and sing.
When nine years old he was sent to a private school near his father's home. His teacher was a Quaker lady, a woman of fine sense and deep piety. Here he remained four years.
In 1865 he received the appointment as state cadet at the Virginia Military Institute. The war of the states then being waged, the Institute was closed a few months after his arrival and all the cadets put into active service. [ATJ: previous sentence crossed out, but written over latter part of it is] assisted in the trenches of Richmond. This service, though only for a few months [ATJ: months crossed out] weeks, came very near costing Cadet Scott his life. He marched three days in a drizzling rain with clothing saturated, and he contracted a deep cold.
For three years physicians thought that consumption would soon carry him to a premature grave. His father prayed over the precious, pale and wasted boy, and the prayer was answered.
After the close of the war Virginia lay devastated and in ruins. Many boys left the old state, seeking their fortunes, Richard Scott among them. Away from the sweet influences of home life, surrounded by evil companions, he almost lost the "precious pearl" of other days.
He came back to Virginia, then next to Maryland, and while attending a camp meeting, God called upon him to preach. He felt his utter unworthiness, his incapacity, his want of scholastic training, and said, "I am not fit."
He engaged in farming, then in mercantile business; but the voice would not be silenced.
In 1873, he was summoned to Ashland, Virginia, to attend the burial of his mother. After the sad rites were over he obtained a situation in the village, in order to attend the lectures at Randolph Macon College.
Often [?]d again he was almost ready to give up; but the "still, small voice" would whisper, "Be of good courage; I will be with thee."
He joined the Virginia Conference in 1877. The first year he travelled [sic] the Bedford Circuit with Rev. W. F. Bain; the next year he was sent to West Lunenburg Mission. There his work was greatly blessed.
In 1882 he was sent to West Campbell Circuit; thence he was sent to Nelson, where he remained four years. More than ever before did God bless his work, more than one hundred converts bore witness to his faithfulness.
From Nelson he went to Bertie, North Carolina; thence to Northampton, North Carolina; then to Amherst, Lancaster, in 1890; Atlantic, to Chesterfield, in 1893; Hanover, 1897; Princess Anne, 1898; Bedford Circuit, 1900, his present work. (1901)
In height, Mr. Scott is five feet ten inches; in weight, one hundred and eighty pounds; his complexion, fair, with blue eyes and light hair.
His voice is pleasant and strong, earnest and pleading, especially in prayer; in disposition, kind, generous, devoted and indulgent to friends.
In 1878 he married Miss[?] Maud Percy, of Lynchburg. Va.-an engaging and accomplished woman, who is a loving compannion [sic], a wise counsellor [sic] and an efficient co-worker in his ministry.
Rev. Richard B. Scott
Matriculated 1865
1868 [handwritten in pencil diagonally over text]
Mr. Scott is the son of Rev. Robert and Mary Scott, and was born in Hanover County, Va., July 4, 1849. His father was for thirty years a member of the Virginia Conference, and the mantle of the departed prophet seems to have fallen on the son.
When but a wee boy, Richard would often say, "I am going to be a preacher like pa, when I am a man," and he would gather the children on the place, both white and colored, and, standing on a chair or stool, would preach and sing.
When nine years old he was sent to a private school near his father's home. His teacher was a Quaker lady, a woman of fine sense and deep piety. Here he remained four years.
In 1865 he received the appointment as state cadet at the Virginia Military Institute. The war of the states then being waged, the Institute was closed a few months after his arrival and all the cadets put into active service. [ATJ: previous sentence crossed out, but written over latter part of it is] assisted in the trenches of Richmond. This service, though only for a few months [ATJ: months crossed out] weeks, came very near costing Cadet Scott his life. He marched three days in a drizzling rain with clothing saturated, and he contracted a deep cold.
For three years physicians thought that consumption would soon carry him to a premature grave. His father prayed over the precious, pale and wasted boy, and the prayer was answered.
After the close of the war Virginia lay devastated and in ruins. Many boys left the old state, seeking their fortunes, Richard Scott among them. Away from the sweet influences of home life, surrounded by evil companions, he almost lost the "precious pearl" of other days.
He came back to Virginia, then next to Maryland, and while attending a camp meeting, God called upon him to preach. He felt his utter unworthiness, his incapacity, his want of scholastic training, and said, "I am not fit."
He engaged in farming, then in mercantile business; but the voice would not be silenced.
In 1873, he was summoned to Ashland, Virginia, to attend the burial of his mother. After the sad rites were over he obtained a situation in the village, in order to attend the lectures at Randolph Macon College.
Often [?]d again he was almost ready to give up; but the "still, small voice" would whisper, "Be of good courage; I will be with thee."
He joined the Virginia Conference in 1877. The first year he travelled [sic] the Bedford Circuit with Rev. W. F. Bain; the next year he was sent to West Lunenburg Mission. There his work was greatly blessed.
In 1882 he was sent to West Campbell Circuit; thence he was sent to Nelson, where he remained four years. More than ever before did God bless his work, more than one hundred converts bore witness to his faithfulness.
From Nelson he went to Bertie, North Carolina; thence to Northampton, North Carolina; then to Amherst, Lancaster, in 1890; Atlantic, to Chesterfield, in 1893; Hanover, 1897; Princess Anne, 1898; Bedford Circuit, 1900, his present work. (1901)
In height, Mr. Scott is five feet ten inches; in weight, one hundred and eighty pounds; his complexion, fair, with blue eyes and light hair.
His voice is pleasant and strong, earnest and pleading, especially in prayer; in disposition, kind, generous, devoted and indulgent to friends.
In 1878 he married Miss[?] Maud Percy, of Lynchburg. Va.-an engaging and accomplished woman, who is a loving compannion [sic], a wise counsellor [sic] and an efficient co-worker in his ministry.
Text obtained by ATJ from VMI Archives in a handwritten draft from 1901 Edition of Virginia Conference Sketches by Lafferty, probably sent to VMI for fact-checking.
Rev. Richard B. Scott
Matriculated 1865
1868 [handwritten in pencil diagonally over text]
Mr. Scott is the son of Rev. Robert and Mary Scott, and was born in Hanover County, Va., July 4, 1849. His father was for thirty years a member of the Virginia Conference, and the mantle of the departed prophet seems to have fallen on the son.
When but a wee boy, Richard would often say, "I am going to be a preacher like pa, when I am a man," and he would gather the children on the place, both white and colored, and, standing on a chair or stool, would preach and sing.
When nine years old he was sent to a private school near his father's home. His teacher was a Quaker lady, a woman of fine sense and deep piety. Here he remained four years.
In 1865 he received the appointment as state cadet at the Virginia Military Institute. The war of the states then being waged, the Institute was closed a few months after his arrival and all the cadets put into active service. [ATJ: previous sentence crossed out, but written over latter part of it is] assisted in the trenches of Richmond. This service, though only for a few months [ATJ: months crossed out] weeks, came very near costing Cadet Scott his life. He marched three days in a drizzling rain with clothing saturated, and he contracted a deep cold.
For three years physicians thought that consumption would soon carry him to a premature grave. His father prayed over the precious, pale and wasted boy, and the prayer was answered.
After the close of the war Virginia lay devastated and in ruins. Many boys left the old state, seeking their fortunes, Richard Scott among them. Away from the sweet influences of home life, surrounded by evil companions, he almost lost the "precious pearl" of other days.
He came back to Virginia, then next to Maryland, and while attending a camp meeting, God called upon him to preach. He felt his utter unworthiness, his incapacity, his want of scholastic training, and said, "I am not fit."
He engaged in farming, then in mercantile business; but the voice would not be silenced.
In 1873, he was summoned to Ashland, Virginia, to attend the burial of his mother. After the sad rites were over he obtained a situation in the village, in order to attend the lectures at Randolph Macon College.
Often [?]d again he was almost ready to give up; but the "still, small voice" would whisper, "Be of good courage; I will be with thee."
He joined the Virginia Conference in 1877. The first year he travelled [sic] the Bedford Circuit with Rev. W. F. Bain; the next year he was sent to West Lunenburg Mission. There his work was greatly blessed.
In 1882 he was sent to West Campbell Circuit; thence he was sent to Nelson, where he remained four years. More than ever before did God bless his work, more than one hundred converts bore witness to his faithfulness.
From Nelson he went to Bertie, North Carolina; thence to Northampton, North Carolina; then to Amherst, Lancaster, in 1890; Atlantic, to Chesterfield, in 1893; Hanover, 1897; Princess Anne, 1898; Bedford Circuit, 1900, his present work. (1901)
In height, Mr. Scott is five feet ten inches; in weight, one hundred and eighty pounds; his complexion, fair, with blue eyes and light hair.
His voice is pleasant and strong, earnest and pleading, especially in prayer; in disposition, kind, generous, devoted and indulgent to friends.
In 1878 he married Miss[?] Maud Percy, of Lynchburg. Va.-an engaging and accomplished woman, who is a loving compannion [sic], a wise counsellor [sic] and an efficient co-worker in his ministry.
Rev. Richard B. Scott
Matriculated 1865
1868 [handwritten in pencil diagonally over text]
Mr. Scott is the son of Rev. Robert and Mary Scott, and was born in Hanover County, Va., July 4, 1849. His father was for thirty years a member of the Virginia Conference, and the mantle of the departed prophet seems to have fallen on the son.
When but a wee boy, Richard would often say, "I am going to be a preacher like pa, when I am a man," and he would gather the children on the place, both white and colored, and, standing on a chair or stool, would preach and sing.
When nine years old he was sent to a private school near his father's home. His teacher was a Quaker lady, a woman of fine sense and deep piety. Here he remained four years.
In 1865 he received the appointment as state cadet at the Virginia Military Institute. The war of the states then being waged, the Institute was closed a few months after his arrival and all the cadets put into active service. [ATJ: previous sentence crossed out, but written over latter part of it is] assisted in the trenches of Richmond. This service, though only for a few months [ATJ: months crossed out] weeks, came very near costing Cadet Scott his life. He marched three days in a drizzling rain with clothing saturated, and he contracted a deep cold.
For three years physicians thought that consumption would soon carry him to a premature grave. His father prayed over the precious, pale and wasted boy, and the prayer was answered.
After the close of the war Virginia lay devastated and in ruins. Many boys left the old state, seeking their fortunes, Richard Scott among them. Away from the sweet influences of home life, surrounded by evil companions, he almost lost the "precious pearl" of other days.
He came back to Virginia, then next to Maryland, and while attending a camp meeting, God called upon him to preach. He felt his utter unworthiness, his incapacity, his want of scholastic training, and said, "I am not fit."
He engaged in farming, then in mercantile business; but the voice would not be silenced.
In 1873, he was summoned to Ashland, Virginia, to attend the burial of his mother. After the sad rites were over he obtained a situation in the village, in order to attend the lectures at Randolph Macon College.
Often [?]d again he was almost ready to give up; but the "still, small voice" would whisper, "Be of good courage; I will be with thee."
He joined the Virginia Conference in 1877. The first year he travelled [sic] the Bedford Circuit with Rev. W. F. Bain; the next year he was sent to West Lunenburg Mission. There his work was greatly blessed.
In 1882 he was sent to West Campbell Circuit; thence he was sent to Nelson, where he remained four years. More than ever before did God bless his work, more than one hundred converts bore witness to his faithfulness.
From Nelson he went to Bertie, North Carolina; thence to Northampton, North Carolina; then to Amherst, Lancaster, in 1890; Atlantic, to Chesterfield, in 1893; Hanover, 1897; Princess Anne, 1898; Bedford Circuit, 1900, his present work. (1901)
In height, Mr. Scott is five feet ten inches; in weight, one hundred and eighty pounds; his complexion, fair, with blue eyes and light hair.
His voice is pleasant and strong, earnest and pleading, especially in prayer; in disposition, kind, generous, devoted and indulgent to friends.
In 1878 he married Miss[?] Maud Percy, of Lynchburg. Va.-an engaging and accomplished woman, who is a loving compannion [sic], a wise counsellor [sic] and an efficient co-worker in his ministry.
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REV. R.B.SCOTT/JUNE 4, 1849./DEC. 30, 1924./HE IS NOT DEAD, HE IS/ JUST AWAY.
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